Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - dexterous

 also dextrous  adjective  Etymology: Latin dextr-, dexter on the right side, skillful  Date: 1609  1. mentally adroit and skillful ; clever her ~ handling of the crisis  2. done with dexterity ; artful a ~ maneuver  3. skillful and competent with the hands a ~ surgeon  • ~ly adverb  • ~ness noun Synonyms:  ~, adroit, deft mean ready and skilled in physical movement. ~ implies expertness with consequent facility and quickness in manipulation unrolled the sleeping bag with a ~ toss. adroit implies dexterity but usually also stresses resourcefulness or artfulness or inventiveness the magician's adroit response to the failure of her prop won applause. deft emphasizes lightness, neatness, and sureness of touch or handling a surgeon's deft manipulation of the scalpel.